Basketball Game Preview: Southwest Christian School Eagles vs. Trinity Christian Lions

The Southwest Christian School Eagles will face off against the Trinity Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Christian School knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Trinity Christian likes a good challenge.

On Monday, Southwest Christian School was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 68-64 to Prince of Peace. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (62), Southwest Christian School still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Trinity Christian was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 66-61 to Roosevelt. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Lions still had to take the loss.

Southwest Christian School will need focus on slowing down Lucai Anderson, one of several Trinity Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 10 for 23 on his way to 28 points. That was a full 45.9% of Trinity Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jet Naegele, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds.

Southwest Christian School has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Trinity Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.

Southwest Christian School came up short against Trinity Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2016, falling 77-67. Will Southwest Christian School have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.